Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, falls on Thursday, Oct. 23 this year and with it come celebrations, gift-giving, and brilliant lighting and firework displays all across the subcontinent of India… but this isn’t a picture of that. October 22, 2014.
This study describes the night-time active forest fire detection capabilities of Defense Meteorological Satellite Program — Operational Linescan System (DMSP-OLS) satellite data over the forest region of Kerala State, India in 2004. February 6, 2011.
A methodology is presented to accurately estimate electric power consumption from saturated night-time Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Operational Linescan System (OLS) imagery using a stable light correction. September 13, 2010.
This paper proposes a surrogate census method using satellite images captured at night by DMSP-OLS satellites to overcome some of the drawbacks of the current method. August 13, 2010.
This research explores the potential for estimating the formal and informal economy for India using known relationships between the spatial patterns of nighttime satellite imagery and economic activity in the United States. March 21, 2010.
In this study, each country includes regions that the Payne Institute Earth Observation Group discussed for regional distribution. October 1, 2009.
The Payne Institute Earth Observation Group characterized spatial and temporal changes in electric power consumption patterns over the Indian region. January 1, 2009.
The present study aims at effective monitoring of forest fires over the Indian region using DMSP-OLS nighttime satellite data and to evaluate the active fire detection capabilities of the sensor. July 30, 2006.
The disaster information system, the Early Damaged Area Estimation System (EDES), was developed to estimate damaged areas of natural disaster using the night-time imagery of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Operational Linescan System. June 1, 2004.
Biomass burning is one of the major sources of trace gas emissions in the atmosphere. July 1, 2002.